#203 - SEC Crypto Rulemaking

How do regulators actually write the rules for crypto? SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and Taylor Lindman, Chief Counsel of the SEC's Crypto Task Force, take us inside the process, recorded at the SEC offices in Washington, D.C.

We cover CLARITY Act rulemaking, lessons from Dodd-Frank, principles-based regulation and navigating the risks of decentralized projects. If you want to understand how an agency like the SEC actually works, this episode is for you.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:20 Commissioner Peirce's philosophy on capital markets

5:04 Rulemaking at the SEC

6:48 The SEC's divisions, explained

8:27 How the Crypto Task Force is staffed

10:37 Lessons from Dodd-Frank

13:10 Legal artisans

15:15 The Clarity Act deadlines

18:55 Decentralized intermediaries

20:56 Principles-based vs prescriptive regulation

24:49 Tackling difficult crypto questions

26:23 Leveraging AI for data review

29:46 "Come in and register" under this SEC

33:50 SEC & CFTC collaboration

35:52 Re-engaging the crypto industry

40:00 Crypto Task Force & the Clarity Act

45:54 The SEC's non-crypto priorities

48:41 Avoiding another regulation-by-enforcement era

57:14 Thank you to Sam Enzer, Lewis Cohen and Cahill, plus a shoutout to Day One Law and Nick Pullman

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